In the 1970s Smalls returned to jazz-recording, including four solo tracks for The Complete Master Jazz Piano Series[11] in 1970, with Sy Oliver in 1973,[12]Texas Twister with Buddy Tate in 1975, Swing and Things in 1976[13] and 'Caravan' in France in 1978.[14]

^'Bandleader Earl Bostic made a $14,000 out-of-court settlement on a suit that his ex-piano player, Cliff Smalls, filed against him for injuries sustained in an auto accident four years ago": Jet [magazine] 7 Nov 1957